壽字吉祥文蒔絵印籠|Inrō with the Characters for Longevity and Good Fortune and the “Seven Lucky Treasures” on Checkerboard Ground

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Title: 壽字吉祥文蒔絵印籠|Inrō with the Characters for Longevity and Good Fortune and the “Seven Lucky Treasures” on Checkerboard Ground
Date Created: second half of the 18th century
Physical Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 in. (9.2 x 6 x 2.5 cm)
Type: Inrō
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/54243
Medium: Four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver, red lacquer hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, applied gold foil on black, gold, silver, and nashiji ground Netsuke: piece of carved coral Ojime: metal bead
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture: Japan

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